Contract awardedYouth clubs

Youth Services

City of London Corporation
London
Open procedure
1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029

Delivery of youth services across three integrated areas: universal youth and play at Golden Lane and Portsoken Community Centres, impartial information, advice and guidance for education and employment, and facilitation of a City Youth Forum. The service supports young people aged 8–19, extending to 25 for those with SEND or care experience, with a focus on co-design, personal development, and early help pathways.

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Awarded value: £775k; As published
Published: 3 June 2025
Awarded: 23 October 2025; Covent Garden Dragon Hall Trust and SocietyLinks Tower Hamlets
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 31 March 2029

What the contract covers

Single service contract

Provision of integrated youth and play services, including information, advice, guidance, and youth participation programmes for local community development.

Universal Youth and Play provision at Golden Lane and Portsoken Community Centres, including structured and informal activities promoting youth voice, wellbeing, inclusion, life skills, creative arts, sports and workshops, based on the National Youth Work Curriculum and National Occupational Standards for youth work
Impartial Information, Advice and Guidance for young people making decisions about education, employment and training, including apprenticeship, education and employment support, CV writing, interview preparation, transition and annual reviews, Education, Health & Care Plan contributions, and tracking 16- and 17-year-olds not participating in education or training
Youth Participation and Voice through the City Youth Forum, including youth representation, service-shaping, leadership and campaigning opportunities, communication, public speaking, debating and negotiation skills, issue-focused manifestos and regular forum meetings

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Single service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 36 months
Extensions: 24 months
Longest it can run: 60 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85311300

Services in this contract

Youth services: youth clubs, detached youth work, targeted youth support and youth social actionMain service£93k typicalUniversal youth and play provision at community centres, with youth participation
Careers information, advice and guidance£440k typicalInformation, advice and guidance strand on education, employment and training

Lifecycle

Published
3 June 2025
Contract awardedto Covent Garden Dragon Hall Trust and SocietyLinks Tower Hamlets
23 October 2025
Contract starts
1 April 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2029

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City of London Corporation

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Covent Garden Dragon Hall Trust

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/322815/youth-services
Buyer reference: prj_190
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-052bd7
Last checked: 5 November 2026

City of London Corporation. Youth Services. Contract award, 3 June 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/322815/youth-services (accessed 5 November 2026).